Frog Belly Celbration

Her are some pictures of the animals, plants, and events at Frog Belly Farm!

A beautiful squash harvest- what wonderful produce!

A group of about 150 people came out to celebrate with us here at Frog Belly this past weekend

Some of the market-garden fields: carrots and greens. You can see the dairy/processing barn and grow dome in the background

Blue Butt pigs and Goats! These animals are destined for the table...

The goats like to eat the bread we feed to the pigs

They also like to be "king of the hay pile"

Frog Belly Farm'in

John and I are all moved in and just getting the finishing touches put together for our new home out at Frog Belly Farm. I have gotten the milking system down and will be learning more of the chores this week. There is also a big Farm Festival happening this Sunday so we will be busy helping out with that. It has gotten colder here and wet. Lots of wind too! I wonder what a Colorado fall will be like? hmm.... I am sure it will be full of deliciousness here at Frog Belly. We had goat milk ice cream last night with fresh strawberries! YUM!

So after living here in Boulder a whole couple of weeks John and I are on the move again! We will be moving out to Frog Belly Farms, just north of Boulder. I'll be working with the family there who helps run the animal side of things on the farm (goats, chickens, cattle, and hogs). I am excited to gain experience. Last night we butchered and plucked 21 chickens, now that is a lot of feathers. I think it is gift to know where you food came from, how it died, how it was handled, what it ate... all those sorts of things. I am getting back into goat milking too... only this set up is a lot more swanky than what I knew before (even a milking machine)! Life continues to throw us surprises, so we will wait and see what this chapter has in store.

Grandpa is gone

This is the resident fox at Family housing in Boulder, CO where John and I are now living. It is very passive to all human activity occurring around it. The fox takes a nap in the middle of the court yard.

Here is the family after the Memorial Service for Granddad at Sunset Church of Christ.

Since Granddad was having surgery in New Mexico grandma's sister live in the area. We visited with great Aunt Joan and great Aunt Margret (pictured above, far right).

The morning after granddad's death mom and I went on a hike in the mountains. It is a beautiful arid landscape in New Mexico.

Death, so certain. It changes everything. It seems that change has been the only constant for me ever since I have returned from Zambia. It makes it hard to adjust when it seem the ground is constantly shifting beneath your feet. But, we are resilient and adaptable... it just takes time.

Moving Out West to Live the Boulder Life

Here is a picture of grandpa and grandma Mick, Aunt Elaine, Christian, Dad and Jamie when we visited them way up north in Lankin, ND. We had a great time, grandma even picked some apples and made 2 delicious apple pies!

On our trip out west we had to stop by and see the sights: Mt. Rushmore and Wall Drug!

John and I are getting settled here in Boulder now. Today I volunteered in the morning for Growing Gardens, a local community garden and we had 4 preschoolers come "help" us harvest sunflower seeds. Kids are so funny! They had a blast pulling out the seeds (and eating a few).

John has an office now so we finally got the ice samples out of our freezer- HOORAY (more room for ice cream!). The rest of my plans include unpacking/organizing (yeah we are STILL doing that) and going to check out the Farmer's Market. I also need to keep on the job search and find some health insurance.